Government agencies typically represented in the MSG

The agencies that represent the government will vary a lot from country to country. Typically, the Ministry of Finance and/or Planning and the ministries regulating the extractives sector, such as the Ministry of Mines, or Ministry of Petroleum/Oil, are represented in the multi-stakeholder groups (MSG).

In addition, agencies that oversee tax collection, financial oversight and local government are often included. Increasingly, agencies involved in beneficial ownership such as the Ministry of Justice and Company Registry are also involved.

Related Board decisions

Requirement 1.1 is a safeguard requirement. The Board has issued an interpretation of this provision.

The Board approved the application of the safeguard provisions for Validation of EITI countries, as proposed by the Implementation Commitee and Validation Committee.

Revised application of the EITI safeguard provisions in 8.3.c.i.:

Provision 8.3.c.i states that “country must achieve satisfactory progress on the following four requirements in order to avoid suspension: government engagement (1.1), company engagement (1.2), civil society engagement (1.3) and timely EITI reporting (4.8).